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  • Title: The evidence for glutamine use in the critically-ill.
    Author: Griffiths RD.
    Journal: Proc Nutr Soc; 2001 Aug; 60(3):403-10. PubMed ID: 11681816.
    Abstract:
    Research into the metabolic role of glutamine in trauma and sepsis brings evidence to suggest a conditional deficiency occurs because increased and altered tissue demands exceed endogenous production. Such a deficiency has functional implications, and the restorative provision of parenteral glutamine has been shown to offer improved clinical outcomes in a variety of conditions. In the critically-ill it is associated with improvements in immune function, and improved survival from infection leading to an overall improved outcome.
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